Positive Masculinity

Forum Thread

Collected on: 5/4/09

Can Be Viewed at: http://community.feministing.com/2008/08/the-male-identity-in-a-feminiz.html

This is related to women's studies because it talks all about positive masculinity today. It is a forum thread where people are posting what they think it means to exhibit positive masculinity in today's world. It gives many different ideas of masculinity and aspects of positive masculine image. It talks about the good qualities of traditional masculinity and what should be dropped from masculinity and what should be added. For example it talks about how bullying shows weakness and aggressiveness should be dropped. It says being a good man shouldn't be any different from being a good person. Another part of being a good man is of course being a family man and a good father

The most related topic is masculinity. It is related because it is the subject of the forum. The forum talks all about and only about masculinity and how it should change to fit today's world. It relates because it gives different opinions and ideas about masculinity.

This represents a step up for men, because it talks all about positive masculinity and how men who exhibit positive masculinity act. It is a step up because it reflects that masculinity can be a positive thing and is becoming positive.